Manchester commuter townsMarple vs Whaley Bridge
Marple vs Whaley Bridge: which commuter town suits you?
Marple is 15 minutes closer to Manchester. We do not hold an average sold price for Marple or Whaley Bridge.
Marple
#16 of 29
Whaley Bridge
#27 of 29
Train to Manchester
25 min
40 min
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
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4
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
1030 Mb
856 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.5
7.9
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
13
32
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
422 ha
48 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
220
62
Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.
The full picture on each
Living in Marple
Greater Manchester · 25 min to Manchester · average sold price —.
Read the Marple reportLiving in Whaley Bridge
Derbyshire · 40 min to Manchester · average sold price —.
Read the Whaley Bridge report